NFL game summary for 09/03/1978:

A pair of field goals by Chester Marcol and Barty Smith's one-yard touchdown run gave Green Bay a 13-0 lead, but the Packers had to fight off a late rally by the Lions to preserve the victory. The Lions drove 44 yards in eight plays with Dexter Bussey scoring on a five-yard run with less than two minutes left in the third period. However, the Lions failed to capitalize on good field position on its next possession. Rick Kane dropped a pass while all alone at the Green Bay 3 with 10 minutes remaining. Terdell Middleton was the game's leading rusher with 91 yards on 28 carries.

Line: Lions by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Green Bay Packers (1-0-0)	6	0	7	0	13
Detroit Lions (0-1-0)	0	0	7	0	7

( 3- 0) GB  Chester Marcol 41 yard field goal
( 6- 0) GB  Chester Marcol 23 yard field goal
(13- 0) GB  Barty Smith 1 yard rush (Chester Marcol kick)
(13- 7) DET Dexter Bussey 5 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)

                     GB              DET
First Downs:         16              11
Rushes-yards:        55-181          26-82
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     3-9-31-0        10-19-116-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             8-76
Net pass yards:      31              40
Net yards/pass:      3.4             1.5
Total net yards:     212             122
Total plays:         64 (85% run)    53 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             2.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     8-40            9-31

Attendance: 51,187

Passing:
GB: David Whitehurst, 3 of 9 for 31 yards
DET: Greg Landry, 10 of 19 for 116 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
GB: Terdell Middleton, 28 for 91 yards; Barty Smith, 18 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Nate Simpson, 5 for 14 yards; David Whitehurst, 3 for 9 yards; Aundra Thompson, 1 for 13 yards
DET: Dexter Bussey, 13 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Horace King, 6 for 11 yards; Greg Landry, 3 for 8 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 2 for -1 yards; Luther Blue, 1 for 10 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
GB: Aundra Thompson, 1 for 17 yards; James Lofton, 1 for 10 yards; Barty Smith, 1 for 4 yards
DET: David Hill, 5 for 64 yards; Horace King, 2 for 30 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 13 yards; Luther Blue, 1 for 9 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 0 yards

Kick returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 2 for 45 yards
DET: Leonard Thompson, 2 for 53 yards; Luther Blue, 2 for 38 yards

Punt returns:
GB: Johnnie Gray, 2 for 15 yards
DET: Luther Blue, 2 for 15 yards; Leonard Thompson, 2 for 15 yards; Jesse Thompson, 1 for 16 yards

Interceptions:
GB: John Anderson, 1 for 10 yards

Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 7 for 284 yards
DET: Tom Skladany, 7 for 271 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 2/2

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